Thanks for Celebrating With Us!
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Thanks for Celebrating With Us!
Feeding the Hungry and Sheltering the Homeless since 1968 Volume 27 Issue 6 A monthly publication July 2013 SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER Thanks for Celebrating With Us! Inland Valley Hope Partners and Samaritan Counseling Center celebrated our 85 years of combined service to the community on June 27th. We want to thank all who attended and made this event the celebration it should be. We would like to thank our sponsors, San Dimas Community Hospital, Vince Goymerac DDS, Ted and Carol Powl, Joyce and Terry Yarborough, Albertson’s, Brandt Family Winery, Dale Brothers Brewing, Impressions Catering, Magdaleno’s, Pepsi, and Pine Haven Café for contributing cash donations, food and beverages (turn to page 5 to see in-kind donations and raffle, silent and live auction items sponsors). Additional thanks go to Ted Powl, board member of both organizations, for doing a fantastic job as the evening’s MC. This event showed unity towards the disenfranchised families both Hope Partners and Samaritan Counseling serve. Samaritan Center provides counseling on an ability-pay-sliding scale, and believes in healing, hope and forgiveness. Hope Partners provides food, shelter and supportive services, and believes in the empowerment of people in need. We thank you for allowing us to have served the community www.inlandvalleyhopepartners.org for this long, and we are confident that this support will allow us to continue providing our services for many years to come. Calendar of Events El Ranchero Restaurant Claremont…..July 21 Constantine Garden………………………...Aug 3 Newsletter Mailing…………………….…..Aug 13 Food Drives………...…...………….…..Aug 16, 17 Walk Coordinator Meetings……...…...Aug-Sep Constantine Garden………………………….Sept 7 Walk for the Hungry…………….………….Oct 20 Golf Tournament……………………...May 8, 2014 call or email office for bold events (need volunteers)! 909.622.3806, x223; [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Chair Mike Light Board Vice Chair Sharonda White Secretary Stephanie Bustamante Treasurer Rev. Mike Fronk Immediate Past Chair Ted Powl Members Blanca Arellano Adams Tim Constantine William R. Cunitz Rev. Jeanne Favreau-Sorvillo Mercy Pedraza Rosalio Ulloa INLAND VALLEY HOPE PARTNERS 1753 N. Park Avenue, Pomona, Ca 91768 909.622.3806 FAX 909.622.0484 [email protected] www.InlandValleyHopePartners.org ADMINISTRATION/HOUSING OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm President/CEO Wytske G. Visser, x229 [email protected] Fiscal Office Administrator Yvonne West, x222 [email protected] Fiscal Office Assistant Marianne Vander Meulen, x227 mariannev@ inlandvalleyhopepartners.org Resource Development Director Fran Robertson, x231 [email protected] Development Assoc./Faith Relations Coordinator x242 Case Manager/Program Assistant x 235 Who We Are ... Celebrating 45 years of commitment, Inland Valley Hope Partners serves over 80,000 men, women and children each year through “Our House” family residential shelter; BETA, SOVA, Claremont and San Dimas food pantries; and the Pomona Farmers Market throughout 13 communities including Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, Diamond Bar, La Verne, Montclair, Mt. Baldy, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, San Dimas, Upland, and Walnut. The shelter houses eight families for up to 90 days. The food pantries distribute five days worth of food per person to no and low income families. Clients may come once every 30 days. The Farmers Market operates every Saturday morning and accepts WIC and EBT cards. Begun in 1968 as the Pomona Council of Churches, today the non-profit is a collaboration of faith communities, businesses, community groups, and individuals who care about their neighbors. Blessings…… Wow, time flies. Another year flew by (we are on a fiscal year, so our year ended this past Sunday, June 30). In June we were blessed to be able to serve 6 hardworking families in the shelter, even with the staff changes. One of the little ones had his 2nd birthday, and a faithful volunteer and her daughters brought gifts, and a special birthday cookie (as big as a pizza!). THANK YOU! We are blessed through random acts of kindness: at the 3Way Thrift Store (Montclair) a customer overheard one of our shelter clients tell her daughters they could only pick clothes and shoes, not toys. By the time our Mom came to the register, the toy had been paid for as well as the clothes and shoes they bought! THANK YOU! At the four food pantries we were able to serve almost 4,000 children and their families, thanks to our great staff (Isaac and Claudia) and volunteers, and thanks to donations through food drives, as well as through the LA Regional Food Bank. THANK YOU! And then the weekly Saturday morning Farmer’s market (at Pearl/Garey in Pomona); and the Constantine Orchard & Gardens, which has produced so far this summer 893 pounds! of vegetables for the shelter and food pantries. THANK YOU, Harry (Market) and Tim (Garden). I feel particularly blessed with the faithful and dedicated support of the members of the Board of Directors; I’m looking forward to another exciting and fruitful year. We said goodbye to three members this past year (Josh Johnson, Andrew Dick and Rev. Ivory Brown). THANK YOU for your service. But we also added three new members in June (you can read about them on page 4); THANK YOU for your willingness to step up. And Mike, Sharonda, Stephanie, Mike and Ted committed to another year of board leadership. THANK YOU! Blessings on a wonderful summer! Wytske G. Visser A Big Thank You To... The Relay for Life of Pomona Emergency Housing Coordinator Claudia Yerena, x235 Helping the hungry is by no means an individual effort. Thanks to the kind donations of the Relay for Life of Pomona (held on Saturday, June 22nd at the Pomona Fairplex), our Sova food pantry is now stocked with more water, canned goods, and milk. [email protected] Food Security Program Manager Isaac Vega, 909.391-4882 [email protected] Food Security Program Associates Claudia Yerena, 909-622-7278 [email protected] Farmer’s Market Manager (contract) Harry Brown-Hiegel, 310-621-0336 If you have any food donations, please contact Isaac Vega at 909-986-0533 ([email protected]) or Fran Robertson, at 909-622-3806, x231 ([email protected]) ~2~ Summer’s Here! As many parents in our community are well aware, school bells across America rang for the final time; for some this month, for some in June. For most students, this is a sound of freedom. For those children living in the Inland Valley who rely on free or reduced lunch during the school year, summer can mean bare cupboards and empty stomachs. Inland Valley Hope Partners serves over 80,000 local residents each year, almost half of whom are children. This is a real and heartbreaking issue that continues to affect children from varying social and economic backgrounds. Summers should be filled with swimming pools, sports in the park, laughter with friends and lazy afternoons of reading or playing board games. No child should have to worry about whether or not food will be available. With your support, Inland Valley Hope Partners can provide reassurance, a critical ingredient for a hungry family. When school meals go on hiatus, our emergency food services and dedicated volunteers work hard to make sure the shelves of our clients are stocked. You can help us keep the pantries full, and hungry kids eating. Hundreds of children in our service area will need your assistance this summer. With the help of your donations of cash, non-perishable food, school supplies, children’s books, and hygiene items, Inland Valley Hope Partners is able to provide critical food and shelter support services to these children and their families. Thank you for your partnership, which helps young bodies and minds develop to their full potential. THANK YOU!! Get Walking for the Hungry! Join us in the 40th Annual Walk for the Hungry, a 5K Walk around the Claremont Colleges to raise money and awareness for local and global hunger! Where: Claremont University Consortium, 101 S. Mills Avenue, Claremont When: Sunday, October 20, 2013 @ 12:00 PM Get ahead on Back to School Giving Hope Partners serves over 1,000 households a month at our food security locations and our emergency shelter. These households have children who start a new school year each August/ September, often without proper school supplies. How can you help? Host a school supply drive at your faith community or place of employment during the months of July and August. Remember, education is priceless! Backpacks Each dollar raised buys 5 lbs. of food! Spiral Notebooks Planners Highlighters Index Cards Pens Calculators No. 2 Pencils Pocket folders Three-Ring Binders Glue sticks Markers For more info, contact: Fran Robertson at 909.622.3806 x231 or Erasers Colored Pencils Rulers FranR@inlandvalleyhopepartners. org To register online right now, visit: www.inlandvalleyhopepartners. org Loose-Leaf & Copy Paper Pocket dictionary Lunch boxes & bags Facial tissue Hand Sanitizer Contact: Fran at [email protected] ~3~ Meet Three Members of Our 2013-2014 Board of Directors The Inland Valley Council of Churches (dba Inland Valley Hope Partners) 2013-2014 Board of Directors and Officers were elected in June. Please join us in welcoming three new board members: Blanca Arellano Adams, Tim Constantine, and Mercy Pedraza. Tim Constantine Blanca Arellano Adams Blanca Arellano Adams graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1990 with a major in Economics. She went on to work for the California Association of NonProfits as a Marketing Assistant ; and in 1991 became the Chief Administrative Officer of the Pomona Economic Development Corp.; in 1994 she moved to the Inland Valley Economic Development Corp. as the CEO. In 2001 Blanca became a Real Estate Consultant, for Keller Williams Realty, where she currently still works. Blanca served on numerous Boards, including Junior Chamber of Commerce, Project Sister, Girl Scouts, United Way and Christmas In April. She is a recent graduate of Water of Life Christian Church School of Ministry, and serves as a Sunday School teacher. She married Ray Adams in 2001, and they have a daughter Amanda, 4 1/2 years old. Blanca and her family live in Rancho Cucamonga. A native southern Californian, Tim Constantine grew up in La Verne and San Dimas. He taught high school for 34 years and his interest in gardening originated in high school, when he worked in the summer at Paul Gaines nursery in San Dimas. It was furthered during Peace Corps service in Brazil, where he and his wife Peggy planted gardens at elementary schools in their town. He and Peggy live in Claremont; their son David resides in Washington, DC. Tim’s association with Hope Partners began in 2009, when he and his mother volunteered at the San Dimas Pantry where he still works. He founded he Constantine Family Garden and Orchard in February, 2012. Now the garden yields hundreds of pounds of fruit and vegetables that are donated to Hope Partners’ four food pantries and family shelter. As his gardening schedule permits, Tim enjoys fly fishing and cycling with the Claremont Senior Bike Group. Tim and Peggy are active members of the Claremont United Church of Christ, where he serves on the Board of Stewardship and Finance. The Constantine Family Garden and Orchard combines Tim’s love of gardening with his belief that in America, no one should go hungry. Maria “Mercy” Pedraza Mercy has been a resident of the Inland Empire her entire life. She attended local schools including Pomona High School and Mount San Antonio College. Mercy has been in the banking industry for 36 years. Employers include PFF Bank & Trust and most recently US Bank. Currently, Mercy is a Vice President and Branch Manager of the US Bank Branch in Rancho Cucamonga. Mercy has been a past member of various local clubs throughout her career. These include Soroptimist International Pomona/Claremont, Pomona Rotary, Past President of the La Verne/San Dimas Kiwanis Club and a former board member of the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce. Mercy is married to Andy and they have two grown children and one grandson. Shop for Our Cause at Macy’s! August 24, 2013 Macy’s has provided Hope Partners with shopping passes to sell for $5 each. By purchasing a shopping pass to the event, customers provide a contribution that goes completely to our cause. Additionally, they will enjoy a day of spectacular discounts, entertainment, special events and a chance to win a $500 shopping spree. This exclusive shopping pass includes 25% or 10% off regular, sale and clearance purchases all day. This is an exceptional fundraising offer for Hope Partners and our donors. To purchase a ticket, contact Fran at [email protected] or 909-622-3806 x231. We look forward to seeing you on August 24, 2013! ~5~ Our Supporters Celebrating 85 Years of Service Event THANK YOU TO: In-kind donors: Over the Top Specialty Rentals La Vila Bella Linda Rodriguez Doug McKown Suzann’s Flowers Tutta Bella Florist Waste Management Live auction donors: Cable Airport- Bob Cable Ron Campbell Disneyland Kit MacNee Max & Marilyn Williams Inland Valley Hope Partners Samaritan Counseling Center Mary Hornberger, our volunteer pianist for the evening Joe Franzen our volunteer auctioneer Silent Auction & Raffle Item donors: Applebee's Restaurant Atlantis Resort & Casino Laughlin Avi Resort & Casino Laughlin BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Caffe Allegro Callaway Vineyard & Winery Candlelight Pavilion Carl's Jr Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert Dale & Sharon Eazell Dale Bros. Brewing Dave & Busters Discovery Science Center Dr. Vince Goymerac, DDS Finish Line Sports Grill Flo's Café, Chino Airport Golf & Stuff Ice House Comedy Club In "N" Out Inland Valley Hope Partners Island Packers Jerry Mead New World Int’l Wine Competition K1 Speed Larry and Kitty Russo Los Angeles Philharmonic Massage Envy McKinley’s Grille Mountain Meadows Golf Course New World International Wine Competition Pepsi Ontario Premiere Golf Solutions Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rancho Dentistry—Vince Goymerac, DDS Renae Jurasic Rev. Steve Marshall Riverside Bar & Grill Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill San Diego Global San Dimas Canyon Golf Course Santa Anita Turf Club Scandia Sharonda White Sportsclips Target The Comedy & Magic Club The Corner Butcher The Huntington Library & Gardens The Pasadena Play House Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers Tropicana Express Hotel & Casino Laughlin Vince's Spaghetti Yard House Restaurant Do you designate your grocery store rewards? Please consider designating them to Inland Valley Hope Partners. That way you can help us feed the hungry by buying your own groceries! Want an easy way to help? Go to goodsearch.com and set up your browser’s search engine with Goodsearch. Designate us as your charity of choice and we’ll receive 1¢ for every search you make. Easy. Also, their Goodshop feature donates a percentage back for online purchases through major retailers and GoodDining does the same for restaurants! Have a car in the driveway you don’t use, or a boat? Put it to use! Donate it to us through Cars 4 Causes and turn that eyesore into emergency food or shelter for clients in our community. Please keep and send us a copy of the receipt! If you’re not doing it already, follow us on Facebook (Inland Valley Hope Partners) and Twitter (@HopePartners). We will keep you informed about our latest efforts and current volunteer opportunities. ~4~ Thank You to Our June Donors $5,000+ Economy Shop $2,000+ KP Financial Services Mary Westlake $1,000+ 1st Presbyterian Church Upland Union Bank Foundation $500+ Ian & Sarah Richardson Northminster Presbyterian Church Sandra Maggard La Verne Church of the Brethren Claremont Presbyterian Church $250+ Vincent Goymerac, D.D.S., First Christian Church-Ontario Richard Haskell Claremont UCC R. W. Brownlee James Hill Eleanor Martindale Sam & Barbara Mowbray $100+ Cynthia Laughton A. Maureen Brians Gerald Davis Nancy Gorey La Verne Heights Presbyterian Church Dieter & Monika Lodder Linda Moore Jim & Stephanie Bustamante Ted and Wytske Visser Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Claremont Kengraphics Joanne Mc Candless Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church Upland Christian Church Disciples of Christ Michael & Agnes McGaha Miles & Marcia Johnson Thomas & Donna Ambrogi Chuck Atha Charlotte Banta Bruce Bocking Donald and Carol Bremer James & Betty Butler Robert & Susan Cave Tim and Peggy Constantine William Cunitz Michael & Emily Fay First Christian Church - Pomona Kristin Fossum Teresita Gomez Artha Hooker John & Helen Kaufman Linda & Robert Liebing Richard & Elaine Newton Northkirk Presbyterian Church Henry Pacheco George & Elaine Reed Joan Schell Temple Beth Israel of Pomona John & Sandra Thurbon David & Mary P. Wallace Jane White $50+ Rock of the Foothills Lutheran Ch. Joyce Yarborough Frank & Marsha Cookingham Ray Musser Eileen Ansari United Way of San Diego County Imdad and Ferveen Ahmad William & Georgeann Andrus Ora Lea Bowers Thomas & Anne Brower John Denham John & Kathleen Dourley Susan Higgins Marcia Hyvarinen John Jacobs Michael and Liz Light Noel & Irma Nazareno Maria Pedraza Theodore & Carol Powl Margaret Richards Larry & Jeanine Robertson Mary Ann Rush John and Margaret Serpa Hallam & Yasuko Shorrock Leon & Peggy Silberberger Marilyn Spears Richard & Cindy Trubey Sharonda White Paul & Opal Wilkinson Other Giving David & Betty Jamieson Pomona Fellowship Church of the Brethren Max and Marilyn Williams Susan Maire ~6~ Truist Deborah Grimsley Hans and Jane Hehnke D. L. Rodriguez Virginia Swarts Murray & Carmen Abramovitz B. J. Barnes Ernesto & Rosita Cantu George and Barbara Mac Kenzie Julia Scalise Clayton & Frieda Simpson Marjorie Stoddard Monte Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation Mary Barnes Dale & Sharon Eazell Joe Franses Terri & George Galdo Patrick & Adreaon Hardy Beatrice Nutt Sandra Rutherford George & Janice Spicer Rosalio & Angie Ulloa Lucille Terry Hobart Kenneth Hougland Edris Boyll-Kuzia Marilyn Brunger Elisabeth Walker In Honor Of: Elizabeth Palmer By Thomas & Donna Ambrogi Laura Fukada By Hallam & Yasuko Shorrock In Memory Of: Bernice Saltzburg By Charlotte Banta John Jacobs Harry Brunger By Marilyn Brunger Ken Mc Candless By Joanne Mc Candless Mary Ball By Elisabeth Walker Have you remembered to include Inland Valley Hope Partners in your will? Consider leaving a legacy that will feed the hungry and shelter the homeless for years to come. TODD Memorial CHAPEL Your Independent Family Owned and Operated Funeral Home Since 1907 Pomona Claremont (909) 622-1217 570 N. Garey Ave. 325 N. Indian Hill Blvd. F.D.#110 www.toddmemorialchapel.com F.D.#942 FRANTZ CLEANERS 622-2513 • 1490 N. Garey Same Day Service ALL DRY-CLEANING DONE ON PREMISES Alterations • Drapery Cleaning Wedding Gown Specialist 10% Discount with Coupon Computer & Networking Specialists Tim C. Tipping - President 951.315.7572 [email protected] $1000 REGULAR MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL One time $1000 Initiation Fee to become a full Regular Member of Sierra La Verne Country Club Please call Emily Steinheimer at (909) 596-2100 ext. 10 or [email protected] INLAND VALLEY HOPE PARTNERS / 103 www.cmpublications.com For advertising information, please call (951) 776-0601 Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 134 San Dimas, CA 91773 1753 N. Park Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768 Voice: 909.622.3806 * Fax: 909.622.0484 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.InlandValleyHopePartners.org Return Service Requested Beta 1st Baptist, Pomona R&D Pest Control 1st Baptist Claremont Advocates For Healthy Living Church Of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints Church of Latter Day Saints Walnut Creek Ward Claremont UCC Claremont United Methodist Church Good Shepard Lutheran La Verne Church of the Brethern Monte Vista Unitarian Our Lady of the Assumption Panera Bread Peace & Carrots Community Garden Pilgrim Place Pomona Fellowship Church of the Brethren Pomona Host Lions Quail Creek Condo Assocation St Ambrose Teresia Santee University of LaVerne Admin/Our House Shelter R&D Pest Control Constantine Family Garden & Orchard 1st Christian Church, Pomona Esperanza Medina Church Women United of the Foothills Antrim Family Sova R&D Pest Control Dick Frame Albertson’s Costco Evangelical Free Church Diamond Bar First Presbyterian Church Upland First United Methodist Church Upland Linda & Bob Liebing Montessori School Our Lady of Assumption Pepsi St. George Catholic Church Temple Beth Israel Trader Joes San Dimas Constantine Family Garden & Orchard Gleaning Hope San Dimas Community Church Gomms LDS Justices LDS Kroger Bakery La Verne United Methodist Church St. Johns Episcopal Church La Verne Heights Church Faith Lutheran Church San Dimas United Methodist Church Snyder Family Barbara Gilbert La Verne Community Church Reverend Joyce Kirk-Moore Ramona Avenue Christian Church Claremont City of Claremont Amy’s Farms Mussatto Family Thank You All! (In-Kind Donations for May)
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